2010 MotoGP – Silverstone Photos

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After taking the fastest time during Friday's free practice at Silverstone, Jorge Lorenzo is confident about his ability to mount a strong challenge in Round 5.

Although Casey Stoner was happy about his second-fastest time in free practice, the '07 world champion was concerned about Silverstone's bumpy surface.

Andrea Dovizioso took the third best time in practice at Silverstone just behind Casey Stoner.

San Carlo Honda rider Marco Melandri took the seventh best time in practice at Silverstone ahead of Ducati's Aleix Espargaro.

Taking the sixth-quickest lap of the day at Silverstone was Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa, who remains 25 points behind leader Jorge Lorenzo.

Jorge Lorenzo: 'It is a real pity because the world championship without Valentino loses something and also for me to fight for the title against him has more value than without. It’s a bad thing because I enjoy a lot fighting with him for the victory. You can learn a lot of things racing with him because he is a teacher for all of us. To beat him is a big pleasure but now he’s crashed and it is a completely new championship.'

Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo took his first pole position of the 2010 season at Silverstone ahead of Randy de Puniet and Dani Pedrosa.

Andrea Dovizioso (#4) leading ahead of De Puniet (#14) and Nicky Hayden (#69) at Silverstone.

Colin Edwards: "I know there were some concerns about bumps. There are some out there but definitely no more than any other track. I'm only 12th which isn't fantastic but I know there is a lot more to come. The bike at the moment just feels a bit heavy and not just in the change of direction. It is a bit of an effort just to get the bike back upright from maximum lean angle, but we know we can make it better for tomorrow and get it feeling easier."

Nicky Hayden: "My race pace isn’t great – there are a couple of sections where I’m losing quite a lot of time and if we want to have a good race we need to find another few tenths. It will be an interesting race tomorrow because it is one thing to ride on your own at a new circuit and another thing altogether to mix it up in a group. We’ll find out exactly where we are when the lights go out tomorrow.”

Jorge Lorenzo (#99) ran away with the British GP by 6.743 seconds, taking his first UK win in the premier class at Silverstone circuit.

Jorge Lorenzo: "I never dreamt of taking three wins from five races but here we are and I am feeling very strong mentally at this moment. I want to thank my team, Yamaha and Bridgestone for this victory."

Ben Spies qualified in seventh at Silverstone and was one of four riders who crashed on Saturday, resulting in a sore left ankle.

Fans catching the up-close action at Silverstone during Round 5 of the 2010 MotoGP series.

Loris Capirossi: "“We improved a bit today compared to yesterday, but still we don’t have the grip we want and we are really struggling. When we try to get a bit more entry grip it feels like we are going to lose the front and overall it feels like a game and we have to try and play the best we can to work it out. We know we are quite limited in the cold conditions at Silverstone and that is a similar thing to last year. We have never resolved this fully, but we do keep trying and the whole team is making the maximum effort to sort this out."

Colin Edwards rounded out the top-10 in qualifying at Silverstone during Round 5 of the 2010 MotoGP series.

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa qualified third on Saturday at Silverstone before a crash that resulted in him being carried off the track on a stretcher.

Randy de Puniet has finished in the top-six twice this season and took second in qualifying at Silverstone before crashing near the end of the session.

Repsol Honda's Andrea Dovizioso qualified just out of the top-three in fourth with a time of 2'03.995 at Silverstone.

Marc Márquez followed up his debut World Championship win at Mugello two weeks ago with a second 125cc win at Silverstone on Sunday

Tech 3 Yamaha's Colin Edwards finished inside the top-10 at Silverstone where he took ninth just behind Honda's Dani Pedrosa.

Ducati's Nicky Hayden took fifth in qualifying at Silverstone right ahead of his teammate Casey Stoner.

Ducati Marlboro's Nicky Hayden took tenth in the timesheets at Silverstone during free practice.

Nicky Hayden tried his hardest to close in on 2009 British GP winner Andrea Dovizioso, but a crucial mistake at the fast Abbey right-hander on the final lap handed the final podium spot to Ben Spies.

Jorge Lorenzo: "This was an important day for me and an important win, because I felt so strong and I enjoyed riding my Yamaha so much. I had a different feeling today; I felt that it was going to be a good race. It was quite hard to be fast at the start and the first lap with Dani was difficult, but once I got past him I felt very relaxed and comfortable. I thought he would follow me for a bit longer but he didn't and then I was on my own, so I just had to focus on myself; I didn't even know who was behind me!"

FIat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo strongly believes that he is capable of winning the upcoming round at Silverstone after taking pole position there.

Jorge Lorenzo: “One of the more important things has been my change of mentality because after Mugello I was a bit worried about the crash of Valentino and how him not being there would affect my mind. But I just enjoyed my job and like this I can get what I want at the end of the year. We have to be patient and keep working.”

Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo was the only rider to hit below the 2’06” mark on Silverstone's new layout.

Jorge Lorenzo celebrating after taking his first pole of the 2010 season at Silverstone.

With Lorenzo's third win at Silverstone he has added another 25 points and has extended his lead over Dovizioso to 37 points.

Jorge Lorenzo (#99) took win number three at Silverstone after decimating the competition.

Despite enjoying such a massive advantage in the title chase, Lorenzo is refusing to get too carried away with talk of becoming only the second Spaniard in history to lift the MotoGP crown

San Carlo Honda's Marco Simoncelli put in a lap at the Silverstone circuit that was good enough for ninth and ran just ahead of Ducati's Nicky Hayden.

Round 5 of the 2010 MotoGP series at the Silverstone circuit in Great Britain.

After qualifying fifth on the grid American Nicky Hayden admitted he faces the tough goal of achieving his first podium of the season.

Scott Redding of FAB-Racing took fourth-place in the Moto2 class at his home GP race at Silverstone.

The Fiat Yamaha team showed support for the injured Valentino Rossi by displaying his bike for fans at the British GP race. Shirt says "I'll be back!"

Ben Spies: “I didn’t expect to get my first podium so quickly. I got a decent start but once I got by Dani Pedrosa and Simoncelli I just tried to stay on the back of the group during the battle for the podium. Once I realized I could stay in contention I just tried to save the tire as much as I could and it all worked out."

Casey Stoner at Round 5 of the 2010 MotoGP Championship series in Great Britain.